Article carrier



0. W. ROPER.

ARTICLE CARRIER.

APPLIQATlON FILED OCT. 24.192].

1,437,777, Pamea Dec. 5,1922.

[3 W. Ruper- Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

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ARTICLE CARRIER.

Application filed October 24, 1921. Serial No. 510,068.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that'l OSMER"W. Borne, a citizenof the United States, residing. at Vineland, in the county of Cumberlandand State vof New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Article Carriers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This -.invention relatesto article} carriers and particularly to acarrierused. for the shipment of eggs.

It is well known that-the" rectangular form of carrier, on, account-ofits construction is not practical for thereason. that the fillers usedin the egg box for the reception of the eggs, fit closely to theinnerwalls ofthe box, thereby disposing a portion of the egg in contactwith the inner wall so that in the event ofthe carrier; coming'incont-act with an object or receiving a sudden jar, there is danger ofthe egg breaking, and unques tionablyrso if-they-wall of the carrier isforced inwardly.- Furthermore, the tillers for the; container are of]specialconstruction and therefore must be furnished from thefactory-when a new supply is-necessary.

It is; therefore, ,an 'object of the invention to provide' acarrienwhichis circular in form to eliminate corners and to facilitatehandlingof the carrier. i

It is another object/of the invention to provide a dev-ice ofthischaracter-which, in View of its circular form, is spacedfrom the fillersor receptacles in which the eggs are disposed; within' the carrier sothat damage to. the wall ofthe'carrier, by an object which tends; tomutilate ,theawall will not cause damage to theeggs. I

i It is another object oftheinventionto provide a carrier of thischaracter circular informand constructed to receive a conventional form:ofrectangular individual egg-hon, the; sides and ends of the boXbeingspaced fromjthewall otthe container in view of their; rectangularformic:

It is. also an object of ther'invention to provide-a carrier. of thischaracter including novel fastening and-1 clamping means in the-form of;a bail :hasp which ishinged to one side of the-carrier and adapted toextend over the cover and into-engagement with the keeper on theopposite side-of, the carrier,v suitable fastening means-beingprovidedto preventrz lisengagement; of-th'ehasp fromithe seve e Itisstill a further object of the invention to provide a carrier of thischaracterincluding a cover having spaced guide members and a handle, thespaced guide members headapted to receive the ends of an address card,the handle being adapted to project through the card, the beep of thecarrier being also provided with an opening through which the handle ofthe cover extends, whereby the hasp serves to maintain the address cardin engagement with the cover without the use of additional securingmeans; 1 I I With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the improved construc-:

tion and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter 'more particularlydescribed, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which zl igure l is a transverse sectional View of a carrierconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, andshowing the cartonswithin the carrier;-

Figure 2 is: a top plan view of thecarrier; Figure 3 is a top plan Viewshowing the bailhasp released, a portion of the address card beingbroken away to show one of the guides; and I I Eigure i isa top planviewshowingthe hail hasp member applied and thecover removed. i

Referring to container or carrier constructed preferably of metal andbeingcircular in form. This container may be constructed in varioussizes to hold two dozen, three dozen, four dozen er-more'e ss Itsconstruction also Ob permits it to be used for conveying artlcles offood other thaneggssuch as cheese, butter, etc; as the receptacles fornoldingthe eggs are not secured in the-container.

the circulartormation' of the container, all

corners and like prfojecting'parts are eliminated, thus facilitatingthehandling of the deviceand eliminating thepossibility of the carrier,shculdit be roughly handled, from landing on any ofthe corners andthereby jarring the contentsof the carrier to such an extent as todamagelthe same. With the circular wall of the carrier, if the same isplaced on its-side, there is no danger of joltingfl Acoverfi is providedfor the carrier, said cover being circular-in form and havinga dependingannulartlange 7, the edge of'said the: drawings, 5 designates flangebeing curled to;form a, head 8. Dis I i l which extends transversel ofthe card.

posed centrally oi the cover is socket mem her 9, open at its ends torthe reception of a bail or handle 10, the handle being slightly greaterin length than the length of the socket member, but large enough toreceive the hand of a person. Disposed in spaced relation to the socketmember 9,, and on each side of the socket member, is a guide member 11,said "aide member consisting of a strip of material having one edgethereof turned back upon said strip to provide a the flanges 12 of eachmember being or extended toward each other. The ends of each of theguide members 11 are open. The purpose of the p; rticular emeut oi thehandleand the guide members, is to receive an address card 13, said cardbeing of a length to extend transversely ot the cover so that its endswill extend beneath the flanges 12 of the guide 131Gl 13. The.intermediate portion of the card 13 is provided with a longitudinal.slot 13 slot being of a length to permit the J1 tion of the bail andsocket member oil cover. By this means, the socket member an bailproject above the card and limit lateral movement of the card to a largeextent so that accidental disengagement is impossible. With thisarrangement. the socket member and bail serve as holding means for thecard by cooperating with the guide members 11, the guide members servingto protect the ends of the card.

In order to fasten thecover to the carrier, novel fastening means areprovided in the form of a bail hasp 14, said hasp consisting of a lengthof material similar to the ma terial used in the construction of thecarrier, having its longitudinal. edges beaded as at 15 to reinforce thebail hasp. The end. portions 16 and 17 are extended at right to thestrip, the distance between the junction of said end portions 16 and 17with the strip being slightly less than the distan .e between the head 8of the cover at opposite points so that when the hasp is applied to thecover it is slightly sprung to produce a clamping action. Carried by oneside of the container or carrier 5 is a plate 18 having a knuckle 19while formed on the extremity of the end 17 of the bail hasp is aplurality oi? knuckles 20, the knuckles 19 and 20 being adapted toregister for the reception of a pintle 21 by means of which the bailhasp is hinged to the carrier. The end por ion 16 is provided with anopening 22 adapted to receive a keeper 23 carried by the opposite sideof the container or carrier Any suitable means, such as a lock orkeyring, may be used to fasten the bail carrier to th container. Theintermediate portion of the strip 14 is provided with a. longitudinallyextending slot 23'" corresponding in length to the slot 13 of theaddress card and through which the socket member 9 and hail 10 areintended to extend. By this means, the bail hasp not only serves to holdthe cover in engagement with the carrier, but serves to fasten theaddress card thereto, in view ot the clamping action above described,The opening 24 in the keeper 23 is positioned so that when the lock orfastening means is applied it will urge the end portion 16 of the bailhasp member inwardly and com plete the clamping action of the bail haspmember.

W hen the device'is used for the shipment of eggs, the cardboard card orpasteboard plate 25 is placed in the bottom of the carrier. It thecarrier is constructed tortwo dozen eggs, two cardboard boxes or cartonsof conventional form are need, said cartons being similar tothose usedby grocers and poultry dealers for packing eggs so that a supply can bemaintained at any place in view of their popularity, thus eliminatingthe necessity of sending to the manufacturer. One or" these rectangularcartons 26 filled with eggs is placed in the container on the plate 25.A cardboard or pasteboard plate 27, corresponding in diameter to thediam eter of the carrier is placed upon the carton 26. Anotherrectangular carton 28 is placed upon the cardboard plate 27 and a thirdcardboard plate 29 is placed 'upon'the carton 28. The last mentionedplate is intended to fit snugly within and beneath the rolled or beadededge of the container so as to prevent unnecessary movement of the eggcartons within the carrier. The cover 13 is then applied, and the haspmember swung over the handle and into engagement with the keeper.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that this invention providesa novel form of carrier capableo'f being used by anyone in view of thefact that the conventional tormof rectangular egg cartons may be used inconnection with the carrier. Furthermore, the circular formation of thecan rier and rectangular formation of the cartons prevents damage to theeggs even when the carrier is dented, as the sides and ends of thecartons are spaced a considerable distance from the walls of thecarrier. Furthermore, in view of the use of the conventional form ofcarton, it is not necessary to place any projection or shelves Withinthe carrier so that the entire interior may be used for shipping butter,fruit, or in fact, any article of food, handling of the carrierbein'gfacilitated by the novel form of'ba-il 10. Accidentaldisengagement of the cover is impossible, in view of the substantialform of bail hasp.'

What is claimed is 1. A carrier of the character described comprising acircular container, a cover for said container, spaced guide memberscarried by the cover adjacent its edges, a movable handle member carriedby the intermediate portion of the cover, an address card having acentral slot adapted to receive the handle, the ends of said card beingdisposed within the guide members, and means carried by the containerfor engagement with the covers and the card, to prevent disengagement ofthe cover and card with respect to the container.

2. A carrier of the character described comprising a circular containeradapted to receive rectangular cartons, a cover for the container, asocket member carried by the central portion of the cover, a bail havingits ends disposed Within said socket, a bail hasp member having one endportion thereof hinged to one side of the container, the major portionof said hasp member being adapted to extend over said container, theintermediate portion of said major portion having a slot adapted toreceive said socket member and bail, the opposite end of the bail haspmember being adapted to extend in parallel relation with the oppositeside 3. A carrier of the character described,

comprising a circular container, a cover for said container, said coverhaving a depending flange, the edge of the flange being beadedoutwardly, a bail hasp member having its end portions disposed at rightangles to the majol' portion of said bail hasp memher, one of said endportions being hinged to the container, the opposite end portion havinga slot for the reception of a keeper 1 carried by the opposite-side ofthe container, said end portions being urged over the beadedcover andinwardly upon the application of fastening means to the keeper wherebythe hasp member firmly clamps the cover to the container.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my,

signature.

os W. ROPER.

